One Street in Paris

Ten quite different, but subtly interlinked, evocations of time andplace bring the rich history of the sixth arrondissement of Paris tolife in a fascinating and original collection exploring life, love, death,chance, choices, and freedom.In 2020, an Australian Francophile is introduced rue de Seine,and to jazz, in the company of a wise old friend.In 1900, Oscar Wilde writes to a friend about a day in and aroundrue de Seine, accompanied by acquaintances from his past.In 1794, at the height of the Revolution, a boy is witness to the terror,and makes promises that take decades to fulfil.In 2019, after the death of President Chirac, a reporter has a chanceencounter that gives him a story he wasn't expecting.In 2005, an Englishman in Paris for business and a young woman whoworks at the Louvre meet by chance in the street of art galleries.In 1877, during the Haussmann reconstruction of the city, a youngman begins a journey to find his true métier.In 2022, sitting a café after the end of an affair, a lover looks back onthe relationship, assisted by a recreation of a poem by Prévert.In 1943, the final year of the Occupation, Simone de Beauvoirexperiences success, new friendships and a very real sense of freedom.In 1992, a writer remembers a visit to Paris with an old friend,and is reminded of the impact the visit had on the writer's career.In 2008, Rachel, a high-flying American journalist, has an encounterthat turns out to change more lives than her own.